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After a while, the head of the Timber Bureau was brought to the lobby of the prefectural government.

"Zhao Shunzhi, Director of the Timber Bureau, greets all the gentlemen, and pays respect to the Governor!"

When Zhao Shunzhi arrived at the lobby, he immediately knelt down and saluted to Xia Yun and others.

"Let me ask you, now that new warships are in short supply, which is faster, waiting for the rainstorm in Zhejiang to end, or importing timber directly from the South Zhili region?"

As soon as Zhao Shunzhi came to the classroom, Xia Yun immediately went straight to the point and asked about the root of the matter.

"In reply to the governor, according to the forecast, the heavy rain in the areas around Zhejiang will continue for at least another month. If we wait for the heavy rain to end, I'm afraid it will delay the construction of the shipyard."

"In your opinion, it is best to import the timber directly from the Southern Zhili region. This is the safest way."

Zhao Shunzhi was not an ordinary person either, and he responded immediately.

"How long does it take to transport timber from the South Zhili area to and from the area?"

Xia Yun raised his eyebrows.

"It will take about ten days."

Zhao Shunzhi replied again.

"Okay! Then we can import the timber directly from the South Zhili region."

As the saying goes, the situation is stronger than people. Under the pressure of reality, Xia Yun had to choose a more reliable method.

But as soon as Xia Yun finished speaking, Xiao Haiyang, who was standing beside him, suddenly looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"You can say whatever you want."

Xia Yun glanced at Xiao Haiyang and said.

"That's right, sir. The governor of Nanzhili is a Zhejiang Party official. I'm afraid he won't easily agree to supply large timber logs now."

Xiao Haiyang expressed his concerns.

Hearing this, Xia Yun's eyes showed a hint of hesitation again.

Indeed, Xia Yun's reputation is now known to everyone in the government and the country.

No one can guarantee whether the governor of Southern Zhili will target him because of this.

"Wan'er, immediately give Governor Lei Zhenning a letter of divorce and ask him to transport 35,000 logs of timber from the Southern Zhili region in the name of the Governor."

Xia Yun thought about it and finally decided to rely on Lei Zhenning's help.

Lei Zhenning was the governor-general of Zhejiang after all. As long as he spoke, the governor of Southern Zhili would have to obey the governor's orders even if he was dissatisfied with Xia Yun.

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Xu Wan'er accepted the order and immediately began writing furiously on a desk.

"How much grain is currently stored in Zhejiang warehouses?"

When Xu Wan'er was drafting the letter, Xia Yun's attention shifted to Xiao Haiyang again.

"In reply to your Excellency's words, there are currently about 500,000 dan of grain and fodder in the Zhejiang treasury."

Xiao Haiyang responded.

"In addition, the Lord has ordered me to recruit soldiers in Hangzhou. Currently, 20,000 soldiers have been recruited, but they lack training and cannot be sent to the battlefield for the time being."

Then, Xiao Haiyang talked about conscription again.

He has been busy with this matter over the past few days.

However, he himself had no experience in leading troops, and had no idea how to train new recruits.

"Worship the Black Fox."

"The end will be here."

Xia Yun immediately asked and answered questions with Chong Heihu.

"Quickly select fifty elite soldiers from your own army to form a training camp to train the twenty thousand soldiers you just recruited."

Xia Yun responded immediately without any hesitation.

As long as there are enough soldiers, training will naturally not be a difficult task.

……

When Xia Yun was in the Hangzhou prefectural government office, listening to a series of reports from Xiao Haiyang.

In the imperial palace in the capital, the empress was also listening to the report from Zhejiang.

"Your Majesty, according to the news sent back from Zhejiang, the disaster situation in the entire province of Zhejiang has basically ended."

"In addition, the battle report from the front line is that the Zhejiang Governor Xia Yunxia annihilated 30,000 Japanese pirates in one battle. The Zhejiang Governor Lei Zhenning and the Thirteenth Prince Xiao Tiannan are both commended by Your Majesty."

In an empty hall.

The empress sat on the dragon throne, and standing at the jade steps was the chief of the secret guards.

“Is the disaster in Zhejiang over?”

When the empress heard this, an expression of surprise and joy immediately appeared on her face.

In fact, if we count from last year, the disaster in Zhejiang has lasted for more than a year.

The imperial court has been working hard on this.

But there has been no substantial progress.

"Your Majesty, the news is absolutely true. I have sent people to Zhejiang to verify it."

The chief of the secret guards nodded and responded respectfully.

"Immediately commend Zhejiang Governor Xia Yun and reward him with 100,000 taels of silver, and promote him to the first rank!"

At this moment, a big stone in the empress's heart finally fell to the ground.

This is one of the few good news coming from Zhejiang in recent times.

"What is the situation in Nanzhili?"

The empress then asked again.

"The disaster in Nanzhili has not yet been brought under control. According to my investigation, the epidemic seems to be spreading further in the area."

The appearance of the chief of the secret guards was hidden behind the mask, but one could detect a hint of hesitation in his voice alone.

Upon hearing this, the empress frowned.

"Humph, they are both officials, but Xia Yun was able to end the famine in Zhejiang in just two or three months."

"What does the Governor of Southern Zhili do for a living?"

As the empress spoke, she slammed the dragon throne.

At this moment, she was really angry.

In recent times, memorials impeaching Xia Yun from both inside and outside the court have been delivered to his hands like snowflakes.

However, when the time came to ask these officials to solve the famine in the south of the Yangtze River, not a single one of them was able to do so.

There is only Xia Yun who is impeached every day!

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

"In my humble opinion, if we want to solve the famine problem in the entire Jiangnan region, I'm afraid Lord Xia Yun will have to take action personally."

The chief of the secret guards then gave his suggestions.

The secret guards are different from other officials. As the emperor's trusted troops, they can often express their thoughts directly in front of the empress.

"Oh?"

After hearing the advice from the chief of the secret guards, the empress's anger was temporarily suppressed.

Xia Yun had just been promoted to Governor of Zhejiang and was also given the title of First-Rank General of Hangzhou.

Could it be possible that he was promoted again in less than half a month?

For a moment, a hint of hesitation appeared on the empress's face.

She doesn't care about that official position.

Mainly according to Xia Yun’s current position, if he wants to continue to move up, he can only be promoted to the position of Governor-General of Zhejiang.

But if he did that, he would undoubtedly replace the original Governor-General of Zhejiang, Lei Zhenning.

"Quickly summon the Ninth Prince to come and see me."

Finally, the undecided empress decided to discuss the matter with the Ninth Prince.

"Wei Chen obeys!"

After receiving the order, the chief of the secret guards quickly disappeared from the palace.

About half an hour later.

A middle-aged figure dressed in a royal robe entered the hall in a hurry.